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The Shared Services Center Work Groups have been making major progress over the last six months. We are excited to share some highlights below: Phase I Shared Services Centers (SSCs) will...

One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll...

Interdisciplinary Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher: “Where to Draw the Line: Cartooning in the Shadow of Charlie” Tuesday, May 5 | 4:00 p.m. 104 ITE Building In celebration of his ten years as...

In April 2014, Asian Studies Program Director Constantine Vaporis was selected as a Smithsonian expert for tours of Japan. Vaporis is leaving next week to deliver five formal lectures and will...

In response to a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend, Richard Bissell wrote about the international relief effort in The Conversation. Bissell, a professor of...

History Professor Kate Brown will soon publish a new book at the end of May on her experiences traveling and conducting research in the Chernobyl Zone of Alienation, the basement of a hotel in...

Sunil Dasgupta, director of UMBC’s political science program at the Universities of Shady Grove, recently published an article in International Relations and Security Network (ISN) Digital Library...

Christopher Swan, an associate professor of geography and environmental systems, is leading the Maryland Green Prisons Initiative, which was launched in partnership with the Maryland Department of...

Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today we’re talking with Theresa Columbus, about her work a creator of the feature-length film “Chaza Show...

UMBC has been named to the Times Higher Education “100 Under 50” ranking for the fourth consecutive year — one of seven U.S. universities to be recognized on this year’s list. THE’s “100 Under 50”...